Question
What Foods Should Breastfeeding Babies Avoid to Prevent Gas?
Answer
During breastfeeding, mothers should try to avoid eating foods that may cause their babies to overheat. These include cold and cool vegetables such as mung bean sprouts, cucumbers, winter melon, bitter melon, snake gourd, and bamboo shoots. These foods may cause gastrointestinal discomfort or induce lactation in breastfeeding mothers, especially those with younger babies. Additionally, these foods may pass through the milk and affect the baby, leading to overheating. Therefore, to protect the baby’s gastrointestinal health, it is recommended that mothers reduce their intake of these foods throughout the entire breastfeeding period.